CVE-2026-44061

MEDIUM

Netatalk 1.5.0-4.4.2 and >=4.5.0 - Observable Timing Discrepancy via DES-ECB Authentication

Title source: llm

Description

Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2 uses DES-ECB for authentication with a timing side channel, which allows a remote attacker to recover authentication credentials via timing analysis.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

Netatalk Security Advisory CVE-2026-44061

https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2026-44061

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0029

EPSS Percentile 20.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-208

Status published

Products (2)

Netatalk/Netatalk 1.5.0 - 4.4.2

Netatalk/Netatalk 4.5.0

Published May 21, 2026

Tracked Since May 21, 2026